Trial date set in alleged murder of Acton toddler

A trial for an Acton woman charged in the alleged beating death of her 13-month-old son has been moved to February, according to spokesmen from the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.

A trial for an Acton woman charged in the alleged beating death of her 13-month-old son has been moved to February, according to spokesmen from the Middlesex District Attorney’s office.

Middlesex District Attorney Gerald Leone charged Christina Hancock, 26, of Acton, with first-degree murder in the death of her son, Kaydn, at the family’s home on Great Road in May 2010.

A November trial date was moved because Hancock’s defense attorney, Stanley Norkunas, said both sides needed the presence of the chief medical examiner – whom Norkunas said was not available during November.

The trial date was originally expected in October; spokesmen said a pretrial conference date has been set for Feb. 6, with an expected trial date of Feb. 19 at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn.

According to prosecutors, state and local police investigated the child’s death the night of May 11-12, 2010 and deemed it suspicious. A medical examiner’s autopsy showed traumatic injuries reported to be consistent with beating.

The injuries included multiple contusions, lacerations, internal bleeding and hemorrhages on top of the baby’s head. The medical examiner ruled the death was a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, investigators said.

Hancock, who was home alone with her son and 2-year-old daughter, said Kaydn was injured falling out of a crib, investigators said.

Hancock was indicted by a grand jury Aug. 10, 2010 and was ordered held without bail.